determine
Usage
What are other ways to say determine?
To determine is to arrive at a conclusion after reasoning or observation: He determined that there was no available path to victory. To resolve is to show firmness of purpose: He resolved to ask for a promotion. To decide is to make up one's mind as to what shall be done and the way to do it: He decided to go today.
Example Sentences
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There could be years of litigation to determine what happens to more than $130 billion in tariffs collected under the now-invalid policy.
“We think we need to do something with this information. What form exactly it will take has yet to be determined.”
From Los Angeles Times
That means improving affordability isn’t just about how to bring prices down, it also depends on the factors that determine wage growth, he says.
From Barron's
“Department personnel continue to work with the third-party telecommunications provider to determine the root cause of the outage and identify corrective measures to help prevent this issue from occurring again.”
From Los Angeles Times
To determine how GPLD1 exerts its effects, the team focused on what the enzyme does best.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
